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While ''due process''' is most often associated with the [[U.S. Constitution]], it is also used in American state and local law, as well as in other countries, especially those under [[common law]]. It can be summarized as an assumption that judicial and quasi-judicial procedures must operate within legal codes and with fairness.<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/due_process | |||
| title = Due Process | |||
| author = Peter Strauss | |||
| publisher = Legal Information Institute, [[Cornell University]]}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:45, 28 April 2011
While due process' is most often associated with the U.S. Constitution, it is also used in American state and local law, as well as in other countries, especially those under common law. It can be summarized as an assumption that judicial and quasi-judicial procedures must operate within legal codes and with fairness.[1]
References
- ↑ Peter Strauss, Due Process, Legal Information Institute, Cornell University